I moved from NC to TN in Aug 07. While living in TN, I had my house in NC on sale, and lived in a rented house in TN from Aug 07 until April 08 ( when I bought another house in TN and sold the one in NC).
1) Can I claim the rented house in TN [as well as hotels before moving into the house] as temporary moving accomadations, or is there a time limit on that (during the actual duration of the move, [how is that defined])? We lived in a bare apartment for about a month because we wanted to show the house as occupied while it was listed with a Real Estate agent.
2) Given that my renting this house crossed the yearly boundary, can I claim from Jan to April as temp living quarters when filing my 2008 return next year.
3) BTW, are there any advantages to setting the date of move to TN as early as possible, since there are no income taxes in TN? I say that because my wife & daughter were not working and was living in TN (with friends) about a month earlier?